Prime Minister Narendra Modi would visit Rourkela on April 1. This was informed by the Union Tribal Affairs Minister Jual Oramon on Sunday. Oram said that Modi would dedicate the modernisation project of the Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) to the…
Five Odia films in the run for National Awards this year
five Odia films have been nominated for the 62nd National Film Awards. Films from different genres such as ‘Adim Bichar’, ‘Krantidhara’, ‘Capital I’, ‘Bhaunri’ and ‘Suka Asuchi’ are in the race to get the most coveted award. ‘Adim Bichar’ is…
Assocham finds Odisha is best in roads and electricity, Tamilnadu best overall
Tamil Nadu has been ranked as the best performing state on eight out of nine development parameters like economy, power, roads and health while Kerala secured the second slot, according to an Assocham study. Except for education, Tamil Nadu remained…
French honor for Movie on Odisha Freedom Fighter Goura Hari Das
When quirky talent-storehouse of Bheja Fry, Khosla ka Ghosla and Dasvidaniya fame Vinay Pathak essayed the title role in Gour Hari Dastan (GHD), many already called it an award-grabber. That’s come true for the eponymous biopic on the life and…
Census Report on Marital Status in Odisha released
In Odisha there is clear cut imbalance in the “Never Married” category of the population as the males constitute 25.65 percent of the total population whereas Never Married females constitute 20.89 percent of the total population. The latest Census Report…
Contest for Tourism Promotion at Global Odisha Conference – win upto 1000$
As part of the Global Odisha Symposium 2015, there will be following world-wide competitions on topics related to Tourism and Promotion of Odisha. Competition 1: Promotional Dossiers (similar to ones in http://www.inklive.com/emagazines/hemispheres-dossier/) on (a) Odisha capital area (b) Other parts…
Annual Festival of XIMB Bhubaneswar XPressions wins awards at Youth Inc Fest awards
Xpressions 2014 bags the Youth Inc Festival Awards: India’s Premier College Festival Awards in 2 categories. Xpressions XIMB was adjudged winner in the ‘Pause for a cause (social cause)’ and ‘Lasting Impressions’ categories and runner-up in ‘Theming Beauty (Campus Decor)’…
How love for Odissi made a Japanese Woman stay in Odisha for two decades
Initially, my only reason to come to India was to learn Odissi. Soon, I fell in love with the beautiful women in India. With the passage of time, I was also fascinated with Indian mythology and philosophy. Now, I am…
Born in Odisha Ajit Jain may become successor to Warren Buffet at Berkshire Hathaway
Warren Buffett once said that if he were stuck in a sinking boat with his partner Charles Munger and his deputy Ajit Jain, the most important person to save would be Mr. Jain. The 63-year-old head of Berkshire Hathaway Inc.…
Gajapati Maharaja Of Puri meets Prime Minister Narendra Modi for invitation to Odisha
Gajapati Maharaja of Puri Sri Divya Singh Dev today met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi and invited him to attend the birth centenary celebrations of Swami Chidananda Saraswati Maharaj to be held in Odisha’s temple town of Puri…